Influence of pre-ovulatory insemination and early pregnancy on the distribution of CD2, CD4, CD8 and MHC class II expressing cells in the sow endometrium

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 231-244

  Kaeoket, K ^a,b   Persson, E ^a,b   Dalin, A M ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Ctr Repro Biol in Uppsala (CRU)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Endometrium; MHC class II expressing cells; Pregnancy; Sow uterus; T lymphocyte

Indexed keywords

CD2 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD2; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD8; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; OVULATION; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 0242500943     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00240-3     Document Type: Article

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